3 Garden Practices You Need to Start Now
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Going over three garden practices I feel every grower needs to know. I wanted to highlight these 3 in particular because Im going to be starting a series of talks in the same style as this video and though these 3 aren't in order of most important, I thought this was a good place to start. My hope is that it encourages both master and novice gardener to turn their thoughts back to some solid basics. ENJOY!
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Beautiful video, thanks for sharing.😍
I especially liked the point you made about the wasps. They are really so underrated as a beneficial! Tip: If it is so dry, that wasps become a problem by munching on fruit, etc, all the other animals especially insects are suffering, too. I put out numerous flat water bowls - like birdbaths - around the garden so that the birds and insects can safely have a drink. If mosquitos are a problem, just empti out the bowls every evening, let them dry out over night and refill in the morning. Also, put some pebbles or something semiliar in the water, so that the insects can get out of the water if they accidentally fell in. If I had a bigger property, I'd dig a pond - that would draw in even more beneficiall animals. I have to make do with bird baths and "bucket ponds" 🙂
Great advice- yes we started putting small mixing tubs (about 2’x3’) dug in throughout the perennial gardens with rock ramps in the corners, that same year. I should make a video on that… we started seeing a lot more frogs and snakes in the garden since. Birds use them as well and though they do produce more mosquitoes I actually like how they benefit the ecology on a whole. They bring in so many dragonflies from our large pond about 80 yards away, it’s one of the most memorable things about that time of year-walking through the garden with numerous dragonflies circling around you as they eat, especially when I push-mow the grass pathways. I appreciate you posting this in the comments on this vid-
@@greeneacreshomestead Just found your channel yesterday, so I have to watch your other stuff - the list looks very interesting!
One of my neighbors has a little pond quite close to our fence so I get to enjoy some dragonflies, to. I also don't follow my own mosquito-avoiding advice 😉. Insectaggeddon is so bad, they (and the animals who live on mosquitos) need all the help, they can get (YES, I'm crazy, I'll risk being stung if "breeding" mosqitoes helps feed "my" swallows. (I'm in Germany, by the way - we don't have the "dangerous" mosquitos, anyway).
Super solid info! Thanks!
Terrific video. Thank you!
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
I started increasing the variety of flowers on my mini farm three years ago. There was a big reduction in pest pressure at 20 varieties. I'm trying to increase that every year, with a focus on varieties that bloom early and late. Also letting them stand after they turn brown to help insects over winter. I top some of them and let them dry upside down over large grow bags to collect seeds. Last season I was able to collect about 200k. I mix them with screened peat, coir and sand to make them easy to broadcast by hand. I do this in spring when the soil is moist and the temp is in the ballpark. Then only need to keep them moist until they sprout. Virtually no work after that.
Hi I’m dying for your rabbit video. I’m thinking of bringing in chickens for compost nitrogen and rabbits to feed our dogs and us. We are remote on an island in asia no butchers around.. Amazing farm!! Well done!!
Thank you! Yes we got rabbits for the meat for our dog/cat and us too initially. Little did I know at the time that they were such an asset in terms of fertilizer for the garden- even more so than the chickens in the amount of manure and how fast it’s ready to use. Plus I can grow their feed very easily. I am still working on that video but it’s coming soon!